International      

Country Information
Background Notes -- From the U.S. State Department
CIA World Factbook -- Country information from the CIA
Country Studies -- From the Library of Congress
Ethnologue -- Information on languages spoken worldwide
GeographyIQ -- "An online world atlas packed with geographic, economic, political, historical and cultural information."
Portals to the World -- Detailed information and links, from the Library of Congress
World Flag Database

Government Sites
Chiefs of State -- Lists rulers and heads of states, ambassadors to the U.S.
Governments on the WWW

International Statistics
CIA World Factbook -- Country information from the CIA
Global Statistics -- Country-by-Country statistical data, from GeoHive
Infonation -- Statistical data for countries in the United Nations
International Statistical Agencies -- From the U.S. Census Bureau
Population Reference Bureau -- Numerous reports available

Page last updated 5/11 by Madeline Britton, Librarian